Sony Ericsson have been rumoured to be working on the new Sony Ericsson X2 for some time now, and these leaked pics show that it’s development is progressing nicely. Seemingly based on Windows Mobile (presumably version 6.5), the X2 comes with a large touchscreen display and a good-looking full QWERTY keyboard.

Seems like it’s smartphone season at the moment. The Nokia N97 is due for release in two weeks’ time, the Palm Pre is just around the corner, rumours of a new iPhone doing the rounds, a plethora of HTC smartphones and Android phones that are imminent, and now this from Sony Ericsson.

I think it likely that come a year or two’s time, the term smartphone will become meaningless in the same way that cameraphone is now. Every phone will be a smartphone, just like every phone now has a camera.

Glorious!

[Source: Engadget]